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Manchester and Salford combine for Bernstein's Wonderful Town with the largest musical orchestra everhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/the-northerner/2012/jan/13/blogpost-lowry-halle-royalexchangetheatre-wonderfultown-leonardbernstein-sirmarkelder
The Lowry, Royal Exchange and Hallé unite for their biggest joint project, which has been five years in the making. <strong>David Ward</strong> finds out more.<p><a href="http://www.thelowry.com">Salford's Lowry</a> and Manchester's <a href="http://www.royalexchange.co.uk">Royal Exchange Theatre</a> and <a href="http://www.halle.co.uk">Hallé orchestra</a> yesterday launched their production of <a href="http://www.wonderfultown.co.uk">Wonderful Town</a>, the musical that <a href="http://www.leonardbernstein.com/">Leonard Bernstein</a> knocked off in just over a month. </p><p>This is the first time the three major arts organisations have collaborated on such a major project. The production, which has taken five years rather than five weeks to put together, will be directed by <a href="http://www.royalexchange.org.uk/page.aspx?page=576">Braham Murray</a>, long-serving artistic director of the Royal Exchange. </p><p>It's the great unknown musical. It's an absolute knockout, totally amazing. It's zany, it's crazy, it's wonderful.</p><p>the sustained musical innovation [of Wonderful Town] lifts it into the highest league of Broadway musicals. </p><p>The air was so blue with cigarette smoke that they could barely see each other across the room from piano to typewriter.</p><p>...does something rare: it gives civilised pleasure. There is wit in the score which embraces pastiche jazz, a Latin-American conga, and Irish jigs and Aaron Copland while still retaining its own distinctive flavour. And there is wit in the lyrics which are crisp as a Manhattan morning.<br></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/the-northerner/2012/jan/13/blogpost-lowry-halle-royalexchangetheatre-wonderfultown-leonardbernstein-sirmarkelder">Continue reading...</a>CultureTheatreMusicMusicalsManchesterSalfordLobbyingBroadwayGreater ManchesterFri, 13 Jan 2012 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/uk/the-northerner/2012/jan/13/blogpost-lowry-halle-royalexchangetheatre-wonderfultown-leonardbernstein-sirmarkelderPhotograph: PALeonard Bernstein in charge in 1972. Wonderful Town was a hit 20 years earlier. Photograph: PAPhotograph: PALeonard Bernstein in charge in 1972. Wonderful Town was a hit 20 years earlier. Photograph: PADavid Ward2012-01-13T07:00:00Z